Gameday Thread, #54: 5/29 vs. Phillies

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 5:04 PM EDT in Gameday Threads

Micah Owings, RHP (3-1, 4.10)

Jon Lieber, RHP (2-2, 3.45)

After yesterday's frightening little episode, we'll see what happens today - especially if this ends up being a save situation. Owings was brilliant last time out, pitching his first career complete game, and will need to be on his toes against one of [per AZDarkKnight! :-)] the best hitting-teams in the league. Lieber has been pretty good too, so this is probably one of those games on the trip I'm less optimistic about us winning. But you never know: that is, after all, why they play the games!

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85 degrees in the Pacific Northwest.

How hot is it in Arizona?

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

95 degrees here

Up to 103 by Friday. Summer's coming. :-)

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions

It's

Cold here in Lancaster ;)

by Wimb on May 29, 2007 7:27 PM EDT reply actions

Another day, another sac fly.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:27 PM EDT reply actions

Hey. that's not bad...

Yahoo Gameday still reckons the game hasn't actually started. A pleasant surprise to go to mlb.com and see we're 2-0 up!

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 7:31 PM EDT reply actions

Jackson!

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

Today's lineup

A little late:

E. Byrnes lf.301
C. Jackson 1b .277
O. Hudson 2b .284
M. Reynolds 3b .435
S. Drew ss .238
C. Young cf .278
A. Callaspo rf .212
M. Montero c .197
M. Owings p .143

Callaspo replacing Quentin in right. That's interesting. Still, he got a sacrifice fly, so we'll let him off.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

Now...

Hudson could really open up the game with a hit here.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

:D

Yeah i just noticed that Jim

good start again, i must be in a coma no other way to explain all this offence

by Wimb on May 29, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

Regression to the mean.

There was no way these guys were gonna hit as bad as they were.

I just didn't expect it to happen this quickly.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions

O-Dawg!

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

Ask, and ye shall receive...

Good O-Dawg! Good boy! :-)

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

And they've batted around.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

:O

stunning

by Wimb on May 29, 2007 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

Today's Mark Reynolds fact

Mark Reynolds does not sleep. He waits.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

Boo!

Stephen Drew made an out. :-( Still, fun while it lasted!

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 7:38 PM EDT reply actions

Great inning!

Good score to wake up to today.

by singaporedbacksfan on May 29, 2007 7:38 PM EDT reply actions

Wow

Awesome inning

by oklahomasooners on May 29, 2007 7:39 PM EDT reply actions

Where was that?

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:47 PM EDT reply actions

That run should be charged to the ump.

He had him struck out.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

And he walks the pitcher. Argh.

Come on Michah.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

Phew

Phillies get too much bat on ball for my liking, Phils strand 2 in the 2nd.

Go Dbacks

by Englishdback on May 29, 2007 7:54 PM EDT reply actions

Not bad

One out in the third, and every starter bar our pitcher already has a hit. Shame about the double-play: Montero's a bit liable to hit into those lately, it seems.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 7:59 PM EDT reply actions

Owings....

....51 pitches already. I Hope the 'pen is fit and ready to go

by Englishdback on May 29, 2007 8:04 PM EDT reply actions

Goose recruited me over here from LL

just another M's/D-back's fan here!

Another M's/D-backs fan!

by MFAN on May 29, 2007 8:15 PM EDT reply actions

Welcome!

I guess the two of you half-fans put together must make one real fan...

Er, that came out rather more insulting than I intended! :-) Good to have you aboard: post often!

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks for the welcome!

Another M's/D-backs fan!

by MFAN on May 29, 2007 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

lol

Welcome aboard!

by AZDarkKnight on May 29, 2007 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

That could of been really bad.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 8:17 PM EDT reply actions

That was too scary for my liking

The only real strike from the at bat gets us the third out of the third.

by singaporedbacksfan on May 29, 2007 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

He's been all over the place.

Something tells me we aren't gonna see another CG from him.

Would be nice to see the offense throw up a few more runs and put this thing out of reach.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions

If CoJack isn't falling down as he hits that, it's

gone.

He's been showing some pretty good power lately.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 8:23 PM EDT reply actions

Owings at 88 pitches through four...

He won't last long. Lieber is only at 62, though they've both faced 20 hitters, and Lieber is 5-1 down. Go figure...

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 8:35 PM EDT reply actions

Mark Reynolds is out?

Does. Not. Compute.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 8:37 PM EDT reply actions

Sounds like...

We have new material for CommentBot, wherever that mechanical friend of ours went...

In my nightmares, I see Brian Bruney...make it stop...

by Azreous on May 29, 2007 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

That's probably it for Owings.

He's damn lucky to get through 5 with only 1 run on the board. He was wild and all over the place, and put alot of baserunners on.

But just 1 run, so we'll take it.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 8:51 PM EDT reply actions

Michah Ownings just hit a triple.

Holy crap!

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

He bats... and gets a triple?!

by singaporedbacksfan on May 29, 2007 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

What? And now he's out?

Melvin let him bat, even though he was taking him off the mound.

I mean, yeah it worked, he hit a triple. But why?

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 8:58 PM EDT reply actions

Interesting decision

Owings is a heck of a batter, by all accounts - didn't he pinch-hit the other day? No reason to burn a pinch-hitter in the situation, for a moderate gain, especially when you're up by four and there are two men out. I can kinda see the logic there.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Good point

And according to the Republic he was a slugger in high school and actually cares about his at bats unlike most other pitchers.

by singaporedbacksfan on May 29, 2007 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions

BTW, Dodgers winning 5-0 in the 7th, and the

Padres are losing 3-1 in the 7th.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 9:00 PM EDT reply actions

Dodgers playing the Nationals

Can't expect them to lose many game that series, so important for us to keep winning.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah the Dodgers

bent the Nationals over and spanked their a** today.

by AZDarkKnight on May 29, 2007 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions

heh

looks like im late to the partay

"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on May 29, 2007 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

Good work by Medders

Always a little nervous, but when he's not letting them hit the ball out of the yard, he usually does okay. As long as there are no runners on base, we should be fine: like to see him go two if possible.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:12 PM EDT reply actions

wow

I was about to yell at Drew for swinging 3-0, but I'll take the hit.

Another M's/D-backs fan!

by MFAN on May 29, 2007 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

What? What happened to Reynolds??

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 9:22 PM EDT reply actions

Taken out by Medders...

Both went to field a bunt, looks like Medders knee or hip cracked Reynolds in the head. He's totally out on the grass.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Holy crap. That was ugly.

Good job Medders! You fucking idiot! You just KO'd our hottest hitter!

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 9:24 PM EDT reply actions

Scary stuff...

Reynolds moving, but helped off between two coaches, looking very groggy. Be surprised if we see him tomorrow, hopefully he'll be okay for the Mets series.

I guess if Reynolds is Chuck Norris, that must make Brandon Medders Jack Bauer... ;-S

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:32 PM EDT reply actions

Don't get too carried away.

Medders charged with another huge hit, only this time it didn't leave the park (would be especially bad for Reynolds if his head had done so). How emblematic of his season thus far.

In my nightmares, I see Brian Bruney...make it stop...

by Azreous on May 29, 2007 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Reminds me...

Of the game in September 2002 when Luis Gonzalez collided with Tony Womack. We rolled over in the playoffs without Gonzo, and the separated left shoulder was his bete noire from there on.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed.

And Gonzo, while already in decline thanks to age and perhaps the lack of steroids, was worse for wear from then on out. It also killed what tiny shred of fielding ability he had left, it seemed.

Would be a shame for a young guy like Reynolds to miss any significant time on something like this. Even getting taken out by Utley's slide in the 7th would've been better than that.

In my nightmares, I see Brian Bruney...make it stop...

by Azreous on May 29, 2007 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Crap.

Go to hell Brandon Medders.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 9:34 PM EDT reply actions

Get the A-bullpen out there.

That'd be Cruz, Lyon and Peña. Medders and Slaten have faced five hitters this inning, and retired one of them. This is now a save situation, right here, right now.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:39 PM EDT reply actions

Nice job Pena.

What a crappy inning.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 9:41 PM EDT reply actions

Phew

BIG double-play there, nicely salvaged. We're still two runs ahead, though it really doesn't feel like it. Six outs from another disastrous win. ;-)

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:46 PM EDT reply actions

Dodgers stomped the Nats 10-0, and the Padres

got beat by the Pirates, 4-1.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 9:47 PM EDT reply actions

Bases loaded...

Without a hit. Nothing on the news front about Reynolds yet.

In my nightmares, I see Brian Bruney...make it stop...

by Azreous on May 29, 2007 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

great AB by Jackson

O-Dawg clears the bases here

Another M's/D-backs fan!

by MFAN on May 29, 2007 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

Two outta three ain't bad.

In my nightmares, I see Brian Bruney...make it stop...

by Azreous on May 29, 2007 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll certainly take it!

Another M's/D-backs fan!

by MFAN on May 29, 2007 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Bases loaded without a hit

Hudson can blow the doors off this one and snuff out the Phillies momentum with a hit here... Just like he did earlier.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:56 PM EDT reply actions

wow that was strike 3

but Orlando comes up big again

Another M's/D-backs fan!

by MFAN on May 29, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions

Makes up for the call earlier.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions

O-Dawg!

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions

I'll refer you to my previous post...

Timed at 04:35:49 PM MST. :-) Though I have to say, ball three looked very, very like Strike Three to me.

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions

Quentin hit by a pitch? The hell you say!

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 10:00 PM EDT reply actions

Hey...

He made a concerted effort to get out of the way of that pitch. Well, except for his arm, where the pitch was headed. lol

In my nightmares, I see Brian Bruney...make it stop...

by Azreous on May 29, 2007 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Q is the Ginobli of baseball

Whenever there is an advantage to be had, he'll be there :oP

by AZDarkKnight on May 30, 2007 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions

A Drew homer would be sweet here.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 10:01 PM EDT reply actions

or triple

Another M's/D-backs fan!

by MFAN on May 29, 2007 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions

So close.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions

There go...

the flood gates, :-).

by Frank on May 29, 2007 10:03 PM EDT reply actions

10-3...

By god, that lead's almost big enough to put Valverde in there. He of the WHIP of 6(!) last night.

In my nightmares, I see Brian Bruney...make it stop...

by Azreous on May 29, 2007 10:03 PM EDT reply actions

So, looks like we're gonna end the night still in

2nd place by a half game, but at least this time it's only behind 1 team, and not 2. 8 games over .500. Pretty sweet. So is 6 wins in a row.

M's/D-Backs fan

by Goose on May 29, 2007 10:05 PM EDT reply actions

Dear baseball gods

Goose in no way meant to count this as a sure win with six outs to go. He was merely speaking theoretically and was not tempting fate or attempting to tweak your collective deitical noses. Yours, Arizona Diamondback fans everywhere.

:-)

by Jim McLennan on May 29, 2007 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions